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ComparedtotheUnitedStates,Israeligunlawsseemprettyrestrictive.Comparedtotherestoftheworld,Israelisapro-gunoasisamidthedesertofgun-controllednations.
Yetthatwasn’tquiteenoughtostop10/7fromhappening.Afterall,mostofthepeopleinIsraelwereoftheopinionthattheydidn’tneedagun,andthatthemilitarycouldkeepthemsafefromanysuchattack.Sure,therewasterrorism,butagundoesn’tdomuchagainstasuicidebomberinmostcases.
Atleast,that’sthereasoningI’vegleaned.
But10/7happened.Like9/11here,itchangedthings,atleastforatime.
ItseemsIsraelisarearmingupmuchlikeAmericanswouldinsuchasituation.
AmongthecoreIsraelinationalnarrativesthathavebeenfracturedbytheHamasterrorattacksandmonthsofwarandviolenceisthenotionthatIsrael’sethosonfirearmsdiffersfromthatoftheUnitedStates.
Bothcountriescanbecharacterizedasgun-centricdemocracies,butaccordingtotheIsraelinarrative,theU.S.isalandoftoomanygunsandtoofewlaws,whileIsraelis“trusttheirstate,anddon’tfeareachother.”Acommonrefrainemphasizes
